Skycrane issues

[Nabiscovinco]

Hiya!

So I download Kethane, and am planning a base on the Mun. I already have a drill planned and rovers to bring the Kethane to the transfer rocket thing. The issue is the skycrane method of getting the drill onto the Mun. The stage BEFORE the skycrane works as it should, but then when the skycrane stage is activated, the thrust of its rockets makes the drill go DOWN instead of up (the thrust is backwards) So, naturally, I thought "Let's just flip the engines upside down! For science!!" (well, actually, I was thinking maybe the thurst is reversed, so if they are upside down it will slow it down) That really didn't work, but it made pretty fireworks.

I'm stuck. I want to start mining soon, but I cannot figure out this engine thingy..

[Psycix]

Are the engine exhausts hitting your payload or other parts? This might cause them to push that down with the same force as they thrust themselves up.

[Nabiscovinco]

Huh. Never thought about that, but probably. I'll check.

[spudman2]

I've been doing the same thing, setting up a Mun base, lately, and I discovered a better deployment method. Rotate your payload 90 degrees, so tha if it were a car it would be sitting on its' trunk with the wheels sticking out to the side. Next, put two weaksauce rocket motors up near the front/top of it. Make sure the rockets point towards the wheels. Now, land it normally, then use SAS to tip the lander over. As it tips, use the two tiny engines to keep the tipping at a gentle speed. When you land, decouple and drive away.